Research Paper - Spring 2021

  • Basic Requirements
  • Outline/Paragraphs
  • MLA Format
  • Notecards
  • In-Text Citations
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  • ​Length:
    • English 9 = more than 1.5 pages
    • Honors English 9 = more than 2 pages
    • English 10 = more than 2.5 pages
  • Sources:
    • All classes must have one "print" source (e.g., an actual book, a PDF, or an online newspaper)
    • English 9: You need THREE sources.
    • Honors English 9: You need FOUR sources, and one of them must be a survey that you conduct.
    • English 10: You need FIVE sources, and one of them must be an interview with an adult who works for USD490.
  • ​MLA style (explained on another tab above)
​Click each one for more information: (when I get the links ready)
  1. Introduction
  2. Reason #1
  3. Reason #2
  4. Counter-Argument
  5. Conclusion
  6. ​Works Cited
  • One-inch margins on all four sides
  • All double-spaced
  • Font size 12, in Times New Roman
  • Your last name and page number at the top-right of every page, including the first page 
  • ​MLA-style heading only on the first page:
    • Your name
    • My name
    • Course name
    • Date ("12 February 2021")
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First Page [Click to enlarge it.]
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All-in-One Poster [Click to enlarge it.]
Each notecard needs three things, as shown in the example:
  • a topic/reason (Pain)
  • a piece of evidence (20 weeks...) 
  • a source (doctorsonfetalpain.com)

Click here for the template.
  • Each notecard should have only ONE piece of evidence (fact, quote, statistic, or anecdote).
  • Minimum number of notecards:
    • English 9 = 15
    • Honors English 9 = 20
    • English 10 = 25
  • Feel free to use different colors, highlighters, shapes, etc., if they help you organize your thoughts.
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Complete Set of Notecards
If you know the name of the author, use it:
  • ​(Johnson)
If there's no author, use the title of the article:
  • ("How to Write")
    If the title is long, just use the first few words.
If there's no title, use the domain URL:
  • (jbjclass.com)

- A period or comma goes after the citation.
  • ​(Johnson)​.
- If you put the author's name in the sentence, you don't need parentheses () around the name, but you do need them around the page number.
  • ​Johnson also claims that ... (47).
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Sample Citations [Click to enlarge it.]
Important: The citation must be the SAME THING that's on the first line of the Works Cited entry.

Click here for some more examples.